Adam Leipzig

Lecturer at Haas School of Business

Schools

  • Haas School of Business

Expertise

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Haas School of Business

Education

  • B.A. Literature, Yale University, 1979
  • Coro Foundation, Fellow, Arts and Public Policy

Positions Held

  • At Haas since 2013
  • 2015 – present, Special Creative Advisor (formerly COO), CreativeFuture
  • 2013 – present, Lecturer, Haas School of Business
  • 2013 – present, Faculty, Chapman University, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
  • 2011 – present, CEO, Entertainment Media Partners
  • 2011 – present, Publisher and Managing Editor, CulturalWeekly.com
  • 2003 – 2010, President, National Geographic Films
  • 1998 – 2003, President/Producer, Terra Bella Entertainment
  • 1993 – 1997, Producer, Interscope Communications (division of PolyGram)
  • 1987 – 1993, Senior Vice President, Motion Picture Production, Walt Disney Pictures/Touchstone Pictures
  • 1979 – 1986, Dramaturg / Producer, Los Angeles Theatre Center

External Service and Assignments

link to complete filmography: http://www.adamleipzig.com/adam-leipzig-filmography/

Current Research and Interests

  • Entertainment
  • Creative culture
  • Creative entrepreneurship
  • Technologies and data collection for audience and customer development, recommendation and retention

Selected Papers and Publications

  • Filmmaking in Action: Your Guide to the Skills and Craft by Adam Leipzig, Barry Weiss, Michael Goldman. Bedford/St. Martin’s (Macmillan) in July, 2015.
  • Inside Track for Independent Filmmakers: Get Your Movie Made, Get Your Movie Seen by Adam Leipzig Second edition, published January, 2015 by Bedford/St. Martin’s (Macmillan).

Teaching

  • The Art and Science of Storytelling and Communication
  • Audience-Focused Communication

Honors and Awards

Adam Leipzig’s films have achieved:

  • Academy Awards: 2 wins, 8 nominations
  • Film Independent Spirit Awards: 3 nominations
  • Sundance Film Festival Awards: 2 wins, 2 nominations
  • International Documentary Awards: 1 win, 1 nomination
  • Cannes Directors Fortnight FIPRESCI Prize: 1 win
  • BAFTA Awards: 5 wins, 6 nominations
  • DGA Awards: 1 win, 1 nomination
  • Golden Globe Awards: 1 win, 1 nomination
  • Emmy Awards: 1 win, 1 nomination

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